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Allan Wright No Photo Available
Victories : 11
Born Devon 12th February 1920. He entered RAF College Cranwell as Flight Cadet April 1938. After training Allan was posted to 92 Sqn at Tangmere on 27 October. Over Dunkirk on 23 May 1940 he destroyed an Me110 and possibly two more, on the 24th a possible He111 and on 2 June a confirmed Me109. During the Battle of Britain he destroyed a He111 on 14 August, a He111 at night over Bristol on 29 August, a He111 and Me109 on 11 Sept, a He111 on the 14th, a Me109 on the 15th, a Ju88 on the 19th, a Do17 on the 26th, a Ju88 on the 27th plus damaging a He111, a Do17, two Ju88s, two Me109s on the 30th. On 30 Sept he was shot down wounded near Brighton and hospitalised. An award of the DFC was made on 22 October 1940. On 6 December 1940 he destroyed a Me109. By July 1941 Wright had destroyed 6 more Me109s and received a bar to the DFC on 15 July. Service at HQ Fighter Command and as an instructor followed until being posted to 29 Squadron at West Malling in March 1943 where he destroyed a Ju88 on 3 April. Further command postings saw him through the war and post-war till 12 February 1967 when he retired as a Group Captain. |
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Allan Wright
Known Victory Claims - Allan Wright | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 29/08/1940 | Flying Officer Allan Wright | No.92 Sqn RAF | He111 | Western Front | |||
| 11/09/1940 | Flying Officer Allan Wright | No.92 Sqn RAF | He111 | Western Front | |||
| 26/09/1940 | Flying Officer Allan Wright | No.92 Sqn RAF | Ju88 | Western Front | |||
| 27/09/1940 | Flying Officer Allan Wright | No.92 Sqn RAF | He111 | Western Front | |||
| 27/09/1940 | Flying Officer Allan Wright | No.92 Sqn RAF | Ju88 | Western Front |
Known Claims : 5
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